As free agency opened up and the MLB offseason began in earnest with the GM Meetings in Las Vegas, we’ve already had juicy rumors floating around. After the Mets made Edwin Diaz the highest-paid reliever in baseball history, there were rumblings about how much they liked shortstop Trea Turner.
At just 29 years old, he can do it all. Turner has elite speed as a stolen-base threat and top-of-the-order hitter. He has 20-homer pop in his bat, too. Last but most certainly not least, Turner has shown an ability to play multiple positions.
The Mets, who have Francisco Lindor locked in at shortstop for the remainder of this decade, would need Turner to shift positions to come in Flushing.